The mini USB side of my cable looks like it had been crimped too tightly when the cable was made, and so the connector was bent out of shape and was too narrow in the center to plug into the DVD drive. I inserted the end of a pair of scissors into the opening and bent the connector back into more or less the right shape. This worked, but it was very easy to bend the metal, so it is obviously not very sturdy. And the cable itself also seems pretty flimsy. Since it was fairly inexpensive and I do not plan to be plugging and unplugging it very often at all, more or less leaving it stationary where it is now, I suspect it will work ok for my needs. But as others have said, if you need it for mobile use or as a charger that will be plugged and unplugged often, I suggest finding another option.
Rating: [4 of 5 Stars!]